Crate



S. O. WOOD Nov. 27, 1928.

CRATE Filed May 18, 1927 Z all Patented Nov. 27, 1928.

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STANLEY O. WOOD, OF KENOVA, WEST VIRGINIA, ASSIGBTOR TO THE KENGVA BDXCOMPANY, OF KENOVA, *VVES'I VIRGINIA.

CRATE.

Application filed. May 18,

which might result from rough handling.

At the present time it is customary to ship lard and other material inlarge metal cans and since they are heavy when filled and oft-en roughlyhandled they very often become dented or broken while being shipped fromone place to another.

Therefore, one object of the invention is to provide a crate which maybe disposed about the receptacle and serve as a protector which willshield the can and prevent it from being damaged while in transit.

Another object of the invention is to so form the crate that it may fitsnugly about the can and be firmly held in protective relation thereto.

Another object of the invention is to form the crate of companionsections which'may extend in a common plane before being applied to acan and, therefore, allowed to be shipped or stored in a small spacebefore being used.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means forreinforcing the sections forming the crate and further allow thereinforcing means to constitute means yieldably connecting the sectionsso that they may be properly disposed about the can to be protected andsecurely held in proper position thereon.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wher'ein VFigure 1 is a view in side elevation showing the crate in use; I

Fig. 2 is a view showing the crate in vertical section and the canprotected thereby in side elevation;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the crate with the canshown in top plan, and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the crate.

The crate constituting the subject-matter of this invention has beenshown applied to a can 1 in which lard or any other material may beplaced. It is to be understood, however, that the crate could also beapplied to a roll of paper, such as the large rolls used for printingnewspapers, or to protect any material desired having a substantiallycylindrical shape.

The crate consists of a plurality of companion sections which arepreferably six in 1927. Serial No. 192,363.

number, although any number desired may be employed and each sectionincludes upper and lower bars 2 and which have their ends out at such anincline that the crate may be disposed about the can with the ends ofthe bars in flat contacting engagement with each other, as shown inFigs. 3 and 4. These bars 2 and 3 are preferably formed of wood and aresecured at the upper and lower ends of strips 4 which are also formed ofwood. By referring to the drawing, it will be seen that the end portionsof the strips are secured against the outer faces of the cross bars 2and by nails 5 which are driven through the strips and into the crossbars. Strong wires 6 and 7 extend across the upper and lower ends of thestrips 4 and are bent over the side edges thereof, as shown in Figs. 3and f, and secured to the cross bars by staples 8. It should be notedthat the wires extend across the heads of the nails 5 and, therefore,they will serve not only to assist in securing the strips to the crossbars but also prevent the nails from working loose. The wires alsoconstitute flexible means to connect the companion sections and allowthem to extend in a common plane before being applied to a can and whenin use allow them to be easily moved toward each other until their endfaces contact and they are cusposed about the can in protecting relationthereto, as shown. The ends of the wires project as shown in Fig. 3 sothat when the crate is applied to a can the projecting ends of the wiresmay be twisted together, as shown at 9 in Fig. 3, and the cratessecurely held about the can. WVhen so applied, the cross bars 2 and 3overlap the top and bottom of the can and the strips 9 extend along itssides so that the can will be shielded and prevented from being dentedor otherwise damaged if roughly handled. When received, it is merelynecessary to untwist the ends of the wires and the crate can be easilyremoved. If desired, the creates can be returned to the shipperand againused. They would, of course, be returned in a flattened condition sothat they would occupy a small space and a number could be placed oneupon another and returned as a compact mass.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A crate comprising companion sections having upper and lower crossbars and strips having their upper and lower ends overlapping the outerside faces of said'bars and secured "thereto with the side 1 edgesspacedfrom the ends of the bar, the end faces otsaidbars being beveledandhav-ing fiat contacting engagement with each other when the crate isdisposed about an article with the bars overlapping the upper and lowerends of the article, binding wires extending across the upper and lowerend portions of said strips tended end portions adapted to be joinedtoget-her to retain the crate about an article in protecting relationthereto.

2. A crate comprising companion sections each having upper and lowercross-bars and formed witlrmrteredends and a ongltudinally-extendingstrip having lts en portions overlapping the outer side faces of\aid-bars,

fasteners passed ithrough said strip and into said bars, binding wiresextending across the end portions of said strips in overlying relationto said fasteners, said bars having their end-portionsprojecting fromthe sides of sald strips and the binding wires extending along 7 the endportions of the cross bars-from: one section to= another to ,ln'ow' ablyconnect the sections, and 'fasteners securing the binding wires to thesaid extended end portions ot the cross loars.

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